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Create a Web Application and a Site Collection With MOSS 2010

By Edith C.

 

Before any sites can be created, a Web Application must be created first.

 

1.       Click Application Management in the quick launch bar on the left.

 

Create a Web Application

 

2. In the Web Applications section, click Manage web applications.

 

3. In the Ribbon, click the New icon at the left. A Create New Web Application window opens.

 

Create a Web Application

 

4. In the Authentication section:

a. Choose Classic Mode Authentication

 

5. In the IIS Web Site section:

a. Choose Create a new IIS web site

b. Set the port number (it gives you a number by default)

c. Set the Host Header to the name you want (e.g. portal.contoso.com)

d. The Name field will update automatically with these changes

 

Create a Web Application

 

6. In the Application Pool section:

a. Select Create new application pool.

b. Select Configurable.

c. Choose the account for App Pool that you have, if you don’t have one, you can choose the predefined one.

 

Create a Web Application

 

7. In the Database Name and Authentication section:

a. Set the Database Name (you can change it with the name you want, e.g. WSS_Content_Portal)

 

Create a Web Application

 

8. Scroll to the bottom of the window and click OK. It may take a minute or two to create the web application.

 

9. At the Application Created screen click the OK button.

 

 

Create a Site Collection

 

1. On the quick launch bar click Application Management.

 

2. In the Site Collections section click Create site collections.

 

Create a Web Application

 

3. In the Web Application section click the drop down beside your site’s URL (e.g. http://moss) and choose Change Web Application.

 

Create a Web Application

 

4. Select SharePoint – portal.contoso.com80 (or the application name you just created)

 

5. In the Title and Description section…

a. Enter a name for the portal

b. Enter a description for the portal

 

6. In the Template Selection…

a. Choose the template you want (e.g. Publishing Portal)

 

7. For Primary Site Collection Administrator User name enter your administrator account (e.g. contoso\administrator).

 

8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click OK to create the site collection.

 

 

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